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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...clearly qualified for the title. This desert emirate is home to the densest concentration of gold dealers in the world?250 of them are crammed into a half-square-kilometer area of fairy-tale opulence known as the Gold Souq. Reached through a wooden lattice gateway off Al-Ahmadiya Street in the old quarter of Deira, the shops of the souq jangle with glittering wares, ranging from discreet chains and dainty earrings to clunky bangles, collars and belts. The selection is broad enough to suit all tastes, from pure gold to pure kitsch. Tourists are left dazzled, not just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Garden of Golden Delights | 11/24/2003 | See Source »

...clearly qualified for the title. This desert emirate is home to the densest concentration of gold dealers in the world - 250 of them are crammed into a half-sq-km area of fairy-tale opulence known as the Gold Souq. Reached through a wooden lattice gateway off Al-Ahmadiya Street in the old quarter of Deira, the shops of the souq jangle with glittering wares, ranging from discreet chains and dainty earrings to clunky bangles, collars and belts. The selection is broad enough to suit all tastes, from pure gold to pure kitsch. Tourists are left dazzled, not just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Garden Of Golden Delights | 11/23/2003 | See Source »

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